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FR: Chamber of Commerce selects open source for craftsmen
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| A DVD with a selection of free and open
| source software applications tailored to
| very small businesses (VSBs), was
| published by the Chamber of Commerce for
| Crafts and Trades of the French Somme
| Department, earlier this year.
|
| "Our goal is to assist VSBs in their use
| of office productivity tools and business
| applications", writes Alain Bethfort,
| president of the organisation, in his
| introduction.
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http://www.osor.eu/news/fr-chamber-of-commerce-selects-open-source-for-craftsmen
Texas moves emphasize need to open source education
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| Texas has created an enormous opportunity
| for states, for communities, for
| publishers, and for authors to use open
| source and mass customization to transform
| education, just as those savings are most
| needed.
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/texas-moves-emphasize-need-to-open-source-education/6561
Spreading the Word about Open Government Data
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| One of the most amazing - and heartening -
| developments in the world of openness
| recently has been the emergence of the
| open government movement. Although still
| in its early stages, this will potentially
| have important ramifications for business,
| since one of the ideas at its heart is the
| opening up of government datasets for
| anyone to use and build on - including for
| commercial purposes (depending on the
| particular licences). The UK and US are
| leading the way in this sphere, and an
| important question is to what extent the
| experiences of these two countries can be
| generalised.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=14&entryid=2976
Recent:
Texas Group Brings Linux Computers Home
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| In 2008, The HeliOS Project built, placed and supported 329 computers where
| they were needed. Sometimes it was necessary to travel over 100 miles to do
| it. Admittedly, 329 computers doesn’t sound like much. Not many at all in
| the scope of things. That is until you take into consideration one relevant
| fact.
|
| It was done almost exclusively by one man. One guy in a a beat up old Isuzu
| Rodeo with questionable braking ability and over a quarter million miles on
| it…that’s averages out to 1 computer installed in a child’s home every 26.6
| hours in a year’s time.
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http://www.heliosinitiative.org/blog/?p=3
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